Sang Piao Xiao
| Sang Piao Xiao in TCM:Explore the properties of Sang Piao Xiao according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: mantis, mantis egg casing
Pharmacuetical Name: Ootheca Mantidis
Properties: sweet, salty, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: KD, LV
Flavors: sweet, salty
Tonifies: yang
Actions / Indications:
- Tonifies KD yang; binds essence; restrains urine
(KD yang deficiency with dribbling urine, frequent urination, nocturnal
emissions, spermatorrhea; enuresis in children; also for impotence,
profuse vaginal discharge)
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat or damp-heat in urinary bladder)
Special Notes:
- Sang Piao Xiao, Wu Yao, and Yi
Zhi Ren are 3 common herbs to retain urine.
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